Share global forest in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share global forest was 0.0002 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0002
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
199th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0002
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Kuwait is 0.0002, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Kuwait peaked at 0.0002 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0002 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0002 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.028 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.63 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Kuwait?
- Share global forest in Kuwait was 0.0002 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for share global forest?
- Kuwait ranks 199th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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